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Favre Leuba Chief

Collection profile · 2025

Favre Leuba’s Chief is the brand’s cushion-shaped dress-sport family, drawing on mid-century heritage while serving as the cornerstone of the maison’s modern revival through refined proportions, contemporary materials, and increasingly complicated executions.

Why it matters

Chief anchors Favre Leuba’s relaunch strategy: it translates archive-inspired design into a current product family that can support both entry and high-complication references.

Key references

Chief

Chief collection — Core modern collection built around the cushion-shaped case and heritage-inspired design language.

Chief Tourbillon

Chief Tourbillon — Officially presented as the brand’s first tourbillon in the Chief line.

Chief Skeleton

Chief Skeleton — Official 2025 skeletonized evolution of the Chief collection.

Collection timeline

  • 2024 — Favre Leuba publicly frames the Chief collection as the cornerstone of its renaissance.
  • 2024 — The line expands into higher complication territory with the Chief Tourbillon and later the Chief Skeleton.
  • 2024 — The collection retains its cushion case identity as the central visual signature across modern executions.

FAQ

What defines the Chief collection visually?

A cushion-shaped case and heritage-led styling define the collection across its modern references.

Is Chief important to Favre Leuba’s current strategy?

Yes. Favre Leuba describes Chief as the cornerstone of its renaissance and uses it to launch more complicated models.

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